The man found himself outside of the kayak with no life-jacket on, according to police. A nearby witness noticed him screaming from shore and called OPP, police say.

OPP, the Quinte West Fire Department and Hastings-Quinte paramedics assisted in the water rescue.

OPP say officers later determined the kayaker was impaired by alcohol while operating the kayak, but police would not divulge how far over the legal limit the man’s blood-alcohol concentration reportedly was.